Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-26
TREMENDOUS OVATION.
Michael Dayitt Addresses Over Ten
Thousand People in Madison
Square Garden.
FATHER McGLYNN DEFENDED.
He Is Shown to be Fearless Champion Of
Irish Liberty.

He is Shown to be Fearless Champion q
Irish Liberty.
New YORK, January 23.-There was a
immense demonstration in Madison Squar
Garden tonight, in compliment to Michat
Davitt and his wife. Nearly 10000 pei
sons were present. Patrick Ford presided
When Davitt was presented, the peopl
did a great deal OF cheering. When T.
Powderly was recognized, there was not
little cheering, as also when Horny Georg
was seen among the crowd. Letters OF re
gret we're read from Senators Sawyer
Dawes, Vance, Henderson, Sewell. Aldric
and Sabin, and congressman Cutchern
johnson, Lyman and White.
Davitt, at the outset, chose to constru
the demonstration. not only 81 greetin
to him but as token OF encouragement
to Erin, and of defiance to her enemies
He then adverted to the Irish question
abroad and said the fight on the lane
question was on once more. He could not
picture the inhumanities being carries or
by the British Crown. For his part he
would have regarded as justiiable homi
cides any shooting by the people o
Glenco and Glenbay of bailiffs who out
ragged their houses wild cheers) thai
the Glencoe people allowed the bailiffs tc
escape alive was an evidence Of the Law
abiding character OF the race, and the
speaker wanted to and did "confees" to
night that he in a measure is responsible FOL
the passive attitude OF the Irish at home
Davitt vet believed it unwise to oppose an
undisciplined force against disciplined
power. That would mean sure defeat. He
thought the Tory government meant
war to determination. Let this
policy become known and all
the wisdom of the conservative
leaders could not avert some supreme act
of retaliation. But before such a consum-
nation shall have been reached, the com.
mon sense of Englshmen will have asserted
itself. The attention OF the audience grew
intense, when Mr.. Davitt at length said: II
now wish to refer to a matter not only oi
interest to me and my friends, but to the
cheers for the poor mans friendly l can
not " ell pass over in silence the case OF my
friend, Father McGlynn, but in what am
about to say. l will endeavor to avoid
the mistakes OF others, and will
refrain from the line OF criticism which
iniures the cause it means to defend. In
DR.. McGlynn's g statement in the newspapers
this morning, we read as follows: Il did
promise in 1882 to make no more Irish
League speeches. and when again censured
in 1888, for favoring the Irish resolution
in speech in behalf OF the suffering Irish
people, did promise to make no more
speeches on the Irish question, even for
charity, but l did not bind myself to alb
stain for ali time from public speaking on
political and social subjects 1t appears
from that that his offense began at the
last meeting that he addressed in
this city in 1882. Cardinal Siminoni then
censured him for favoring the Irish revOlu-
ton Herein lies the head and front OF
DR.. McGlynn's offense. Now mark the
striking coincidence: In 1882 the Irish
cause was in n death struggle OF discour-
agement. Every resource OF power
was employed to disrupt our ranks and
destroy the land league, and it was in that
hour when we were m6naced by distraction
that Cardinal Siminoni, at the desire of the
English agent in Rome, joined his feeble
attacks to those of Ireland other enemies.
1t appears now that he was not satisfied
with his vain attempts to coerce the
bishops and priests OF Ireland into doing
England's political work. He also aimed
his little thunderbolt at our friend in
America.
Dr. McGlynn is kind hearted man that
God has called to the ministry; one OF the
largest hearts; one OF the most Catholic
minds that ever donned the vestments OF
Catholic priesthood; one OF the most fear
less champions that Ireland has ever given
to the cause OF human liberty"